‘being a mum brings out the best and worst in you’

My girl’s death broke my heart, now I’m saving lives in her name

Bex Band came late to the outdoor life. Now she’s a professional adventurer, author, founder of non-profit community Love Her Wild, and mother to two mini-adventurers. Here, she talks about her own introduction to the outdoors – and why having children shouldn’t bar you from a life of adventure

A remarkable mum has just weeks to live after making the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death when her daughter’s exams have finished. Emma Bray, 42, who has motor neurone disease, will m

When Davina McCall was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour in August 2023, she was reassured by the word ‘benign’. But after learning that the tumour left her with a one in 100 risk of sudden death, she set about training for her toughest challenge yet: brain surgery. Six months on, she reveals the role fitness has played in her recovery

As I push my pram, my baby sleeping, it takes me a moment to realise that someone is talking to me. Another mum, on the way to the same baby class, is asking how I am, and I stammer as I push my phone

Medical student Grace Spence Green was left paralysed ...